You Are Conducting an Experiment by Trying to Reproduce the Work

question 16

Multiple Choice

You are conducting an experiment by trying to reproduce the work performed in 1891 by Hans Driesch, a German embryologist. Working with a fertilized sea urchin egg, you allow it to complete the first cell division after fertilization. You then carefully separate the two cells of the embryo and allow their development to continue. Based on Driesch's experiment, which result below would you expect to happen?

• A)Both of the cells will die.
• B)Both of the cells will develop into complete and normal embryos.
• C)One cell will develop into a normal, though smaller, embryo; the other dies.
• D)One cell will develop into half an embryo; the other will develop into the other half of the embryo.
• E)One cell will develop into a defective embryo and the other will die.

Recognize the significance of leadership development programs and their impact on company culture.

Understand the role of managers in identifying employee potential and fostering a shared company culture.

Appreciate the importance of coaching in employee development.

Recognize the impact of emotional intelligence and empathy in leadership.

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Definitions:

Systole

The phase of the heartbeat during which the heart contracts and pumps blood from the chambers into the arteries.

ECG

Electrocardiogram, a test that measures the electrical activity of the heart to show whether or not it is working normally.

Electrical Events

Activities or processes in the body that involve the flow or movement of electrical charges, such as nerve impulses and muscle contractions.

Heart

A muscular organ in most animals, which pumps blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation.